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Michel Michelet
Michel Michelet (July 14, 1894 – December 28, 1995) was a composer of film scores.Mayer & McDonnell p.129 Born as Mikhail Isaakovich Levin to a Jewish family in Kiev (then in the Russian Empire), he moved to Western Europe before settling in France where he became a celebrated composer. He worked on many films during the 1930s following the introduction of sound film. Following the Nazi invasion of France in 1940, he emigrated to the United States where he continued to work on Hollywood productions including several films noir. Later he provided scores for some European films in the post-war era. He was nominated twice at the 17th Academy Awards for Best Original Score but did not win. Selected filmography * '' Nights of Princes'' (1930) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) * ''La Femme d'une nuit'' (1931) * '' The Abbot Constantine'' (1933) * ''The Faceless Voice'' (1933) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * ''Les yeux noirs'' (1935) * ''Compliments of Mister Flow'' (1936) * '' The Volga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center in Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, Kyiv was a tributary of the Khazars, until its capture by the Vara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Femme D'une Nuit
''La Femme d'une nuit'' ("The woman of one night") is a 1931 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It was made simultaneously with Italian and German versions of the same story, which were however not only in different languages but in different genres. Cast * Francesca Bertini as La princesse de Lystrie * Jean Murat as Jean d'Armont * Boris de Fast as Portier lystrien * Andrews Engelmann as Portier lystrien * Georges Tréville * Antonin Artaud as Jaroslav Production In 1930 Marcel L'Herbier was asked by the producer Mario Nalpas to go to Berlin to make a film based on a novel by . In common with many other early sound films, the proposal was that three versions would be made simultaneously in different languages - French, Italian, and German - but what was unusual in the production was that each version was to be in a different genre. The German version (''Königin einer Nacht ''Queen of the Night'' (German: ''Königin einer Nacht'') is a 1931 French musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Brigade Sauvage
''Savage Brigade'' (French: ''La Brigade sauvage'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Véra Korène, Charles Vanel and Florence Marly. The film was completed by Jean Dréville. accessed 26 November 2013. The film's sets were designed by the art director . Synopsis A Russian general's wife is killed by a jealous mistress at the apartment of a lieutenant. The general provokes a duel with the junior officer, but with the approach of the 1914 war the duel is deferred as both officers are needed ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights Of Princes (1938 Film)
''Nights of Princes'' (French: ''Nuits de princes'') is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and starring Käthe von Nagy, Marina Koshetz and Jean Murat. It is based on a 1927 novel of the same title by Joseph Kessel.Goble p.258 An earlier adaptation '' Nights of Princes'' had been made by Marcel L'Herbier in 1930. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexandre Lochakoff and Vladimir Meingard. A separate German-language version '' After Midnight'' was also produced. Cast * Käthe von Nagy as Hélène * Marina Koshetz as Marina * Jean Murat as Forestier * Fernand Fabre as Fédor * Pauline Carton Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * ''Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * '' ... as Mademoiselle Mesureux * Pierre Alcover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alert In The Mediterranean
''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (French: ''Alerte en Méditerranée'') is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Pierre Fresnay, Nadine Vogel and Rolf Wanka. It was the fifth most popular film at the French box office in 1938.Driskell p.207 It also proved a success in Belgium after being released in Brussels in October 1938. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The following year it was remade in Britain as '' Hell's Cargo'' directed by Harold Huth. Synopsis After meeting in Tangiers three naval officers, British, French and German, are able to overcome their national antipathy and come to the assistance of a neutral ship in distress. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Le commandant Lestailleur * Nadine Vogel as Claire Lestailleur * Rolf Wanka as von Schlieden * Kim Peacock as Le commandant Falcon * Jean-Claude Debully as Le petit Pierre * Jean Témerson as Le docteur Laurent * Louis Seigner as Le juge d'instruction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Midnight (1938 Film)
''After Midnight'' (German: ''Ab Mitternacht'') is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Carl Hoffmann and starring Gina Falckenberg, Peter Voß and René Deltgen.Goble p.661 It was shot as a German-language version of the French film '' Nights of Princes'', produced as a co-production between the French subsidiary of Tobis Film and the producer Joseph N. Ermolieff. Such multiple-language versions were common during the decade. Both films were based on the 1927 novel '' Nights of Princes'' by Joseph Kessel. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexandre Lochakoff and Vladimir Meingard. Synopsis Helene performs in a Paris nightclub run by White Russian exiles. When a her husband, an engineer she believed had died in the Russian Civil War, reappears she tries to assist him. However, this opens her to blackmail by her dancing partner Fedor. Cast * Gina Falckenberg as Helene * Peter Voß as Petroff * René De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cheat (1937 Film)
''The Cheat'' (French: ''Forfaiture'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Victor Francen, Sessue Hayakawa and Louis Jouvet.Kennedy-Karpat p.156 It is a remake of the American silent film '' The Cheat'' by Cecil B. DeMille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Main cast * Victor Francen as Pierre Moret * Sessue Hayakawa as Prince Hu-Long * Louis Jouvet as Valfar * Lise Delamare as Denise Moret * Lucas Gridoux as Tang-Si * Ève Francis as Mrs. Curtis * Lucien Nat as Maître Ribeyre * Pierre Magnier as Le Président de la société * Jean Brochard Jean Brochard (12 March 1893 – 17 June 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' A Man's Neck'' (1933) - Petit rôle (uncredited) * ''Boubouroche'' (1933) * ''La ... as Félicien * Sylvia Bataille as Ming References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lie Of Nina Petrovna
''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (French: ''Le mensonge de Nina Petrovna'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Isa Miranda, Fernand Gravey and Aimé Clariond.Gundle p.131 It is a remake of the 1929 silent film '' The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna'' with the setting moved from the Russian Empire to Imperial Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis A beautiful Russian woman in Vienna becomes the mistress of the powerful Baron Engern. However, she meets and falls in love with a young army officer. She is prepared to give up everything for him, but knowing that the Baron will ruin his career, she is forced to leave him and return to her former lover. Partial cast * Isa Miranda as Nina Petrovna * Fernand Gravey as Lieutenant Franz Korff * Aimé Clariond as Baron Engern * Annie Vernay as Lisl * Gabrielle Dorziat as Baroness Engern * Paulette Dubost as Lotte * Roland Toutain as Tony * Raymond Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty Little Mothers (1936 Film)
''Forty Little Mothers'' (French: ''Le mioche'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Lucien Baroux, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pauline Carton.Driskell p.210 The 1940 Hollywood film ''Forty Little Mothers'' was based on the same story. Plot summary Cast * Lucien Baroux as Prosper Martin * Gabrielle Dorziat as Mme Granval, La directrice * Pauline Carton as Mlle Clotilde * Milly Mathis as Gervaise * Madeleine Robinson as Denise Mériel, la mère * Jane Pierson as La gérante * Georges Vitray as Dalbret * Marcel Maupi as Marius Rabut * Jean Périer as L'aumônier * Pierre Labry as Bourgeon, le père * Gilbert Gil as Robert Bourgeon, le fils * Marcel Carpentier as Le cuisinier * René Bergeron as Le garagiste * André Siméon as Le pochard * Pierre Juvenet as Le coadjuteur * Philippe as Le mioche * Nane Germon as Simone * Anne Doria as Valentine * Wally Carveno as Geneviève * Claire Gérard as Le lingère * Elisabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Volga Boatman (1936 Film)
''The Volga Boatman'' (French: ''Les bateliers de la Volga'') is a 1936 French drama film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and starring Pierre Blanchar, Véra Korène and Charles Vanel. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Serge Piménoff and Pierre Schild. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Le lieutenant Vadime Borzine * Véra Korène as Lydia Goreff * Charles Vanel as Le colonel Goreff * Valéry Inkijinoff as Kiro * Raymond Aimos as Broïnka * Léon Courtois * Albert Duvaleix as Un batelier * Pierre Labry Pierre Labry (1885–1948) was a French stage and film actor.Capua p.122 He was active in the French film industry between 1920 and 1948, appearing in more than a hundred films. Selected filmography * ''La croisade'' (1920) * ''Gigolette'' (1921 ... as Kouproff * Georges Marceau * Jean Marconi as Le jeune officier * Georges Prieur as Le juge * Edouard Rousseau * Maurice Tillet as Un batelier Release References Bibliography * Parish, Robert. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compliments Of Mister Flow
''Compliments of Mister Flow'' or ''Mister Flow'' is a 1936 French mystery film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Fernand Gravey, Edwige Feuillère and Louis Jouvet.Greco p.190 It was based on the 1927 novel '' Mister Flow'' by Gaston Leroux. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Léon Barsacq. Cast * Fernand Gravey as Antonin Rose * Edwige Feuillère as Lady Helena Scarlett * Louis Jouvet as Durin / Mr. Flow * Jean Périer as Lord Philippe Scarlett * Vladimir Sokoloff as Merlow * Jim Gérald as Le Cubain * Jean Wall as Pierre * Mila Parély as Marceline * Victor Vina as Garber * Philippe Richard as Le procureur * Tsugundo Maki as Maki * Yves Gladine as Un inspecteur * Marguerite de Morlaye * Myno Burney * Léon Arvel * Georges Cahuzac Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) * Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Yeux Noirs (film)
''Dark Eyes'' (French: ''Les yeux noirs'') is a 1935 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Harry Baur, Simone Simon and Jean-Pierre Aumont.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.318 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. Cast * Harry Baur as Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff * Simone Simon as Tania * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Karpoff * Jean-Max as Roudine * Christiane Ribes as Une demi-mondaine * Jeanne Brindeau as La gouvernante * Max Maxudian * Pierre Labry as Le noceur * André Dubosc as Le maître d'hôtel * Guy Sloux as Le fêtard * Nine Assia as Lucie * Viviane Romance as La comtesse * Georges Paulais * Jacques Berlioz as Le directeur * Adrienne Trenkel * Maxime Fabert as Un convive * Claude Lehmann as Un jeune officier * Marguerite de Morlaye * Émile Genevois * Léon Arvel as Un serveur du restaurant * Raymond Aimos as Un serveur du restaurant * Rodolphe Marcilly Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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